Bolero falls into 60 feet gorge, 3 injured
Belthangady: A bolero vehicle fell into 60 feet ravine when its driver lost control over it near Charmadi Ghat here on last night.
Three out of nine persons traveling in the Mahindra vehicle have been severely injured and hospitalized in a private hospital. The accident occurred when nine persons including four children were going from Koppal to Dharmasthala.
The injured have been identified as driver Shreedhar (38), Sharanappa (34), Tejaswini (9); all residents of Karatgi.
Travellers in another car, which came after the Bolero, observed the accident and rescued the trapped people. The vehicle belonging to Mundaji gram panchayat member Abdul Azeez turned as an ambulance for the injured. Hakeem Kajur, Basheer, Hameed Ujire and Umar Mundaje, who were also traveling with Abdul Azeez, moved accident victims out of the vehicle with the help of a rope and escorted them to hospital.
The Bolero vehicle is wholly damaged after falling in 60 feet gorge.
Dharmasthala police have registered a case, and the investigation is on.
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Stoinis hundred trumps Gaikwad's ton, helps LSG beat hand CSK by six wickets
Chennai, Apr 23: Marcus Stoinis smashed an outstanding century to trump Ruturaj Gaikwad's effort as Lucknow Super Giants beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in an IPL match on Tuesday.
Stoinis remained unbeaten 124 off 63 balls with 13 fours and six sixes as LSG completed a record run chase at the Chepauk in 19.3 overs. This was also highest individual score in IPL in a run-chase.
Earlier, skipper Gaikwad led from the front with a superb 60-ball unbeaten 108 as Chennai Super Kings posted a challenging 210 for 4 . Gaikwad's knock, his second IPL hundred, was studded with 12 fours and three sixes. Shivam Dube muscled his way to a 27-ball-66, hitting seven sixes. For LSG, Matt Henry took for 1 for 28.
Brief Scores:
CSK 210 for 4 in 20 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 108 not out, Shivam Dube 66, Matt Henry 1/28)
LSG 213/4 (Marcus Stoinis 124 not out).
